Springboks 9 Lions 28
4 Jul 2009
Keo.co.za brought you live commentary of the third Test at Ellis Park.
FULL-TIME
The Lions finish the tour on a high and break their run of seven straight Test tour defeats. This loss takes a lot of the gloss off the Boks’ 2-1 series win.
80min – Boks go wide and Spies is brought to ground. Jones hacks the ball into touch and the Lions celebrate.
79min – Williams takes it up and is tackled backwards, but the Lions retain possession and rumble forward. Boks get a penalty, with Lions holding on.
76min – The Boks run the ball up only to knock on again. This is getting painful to watch.
75min – The Boks win the lineout, and the ball goes wide to Du Plessis, who throws a long pass to Ndungane who appears to dot down as his right foot brushes the line. After several replays the TMO says … NO TRY.
73min – Lions come in from the side, referee plays advantage and the Boks get a penalty seconds later in the Lions 22. Boks kick for touch to set up 5m lineout.
72min – PENALTY: STEPHEN JONES
BOKS 9 LIONS 28
71min – Bismarck late tackles Jones after the flyhalf kicked. Boks are losing the plot here.
70min – PENALTY: STEPHEN JONES
BOKS 9 LIONS 25
68min – O’Connell wins the Lions lineout and they take the ball through five phases. The ball is kicked ahead but several Boks beat Phillips to the ball. A big punch up begins with Frans Steyn and Phillips heavily involved. The assistant referee says Brussow grabbed a Lions player by the collar. Players get a talking to and Brussow is penalised.
67min – PENALTY: MORNE STEYN
BOKS 9 LIONS 22
66min – Frans Steyn makes another strong run and the Boks win a penalty just inside the Lions half. Morne Steyn will go for goal.
65min – Frans Steyn goes for a drop goal from 60m out … and it’s just wide.
64min – Smit throw not straight.
Spies comes on for Smith.
63min – Frans Steyn makes a strong run into the Lions half, Fourie takes it up the blindside and the Boks win a penalty that they kick into touch near the Lions 22.
60min – Olivier penalised for holding on. Kearney has a shot from 52m out … and it goes just wide.
58min – Nokwe is brought to ground on the touchline and Pienaar tries to go blind but puts a foot in touch.
57min – Steyn kicks from inside his 22 and finds touch on the Lions 10m line. Great kick.
Steyn on for Kirchner.
53min – TRY: UGO MONYE
Boks turn down the three points and set up a maul from the lineout. The Boks go wide and Monye intercepts a long pass and scores under the posts.
BOKS 6 LIONS 22
52min – The Lions are penalised at the scrum. Vickery the culprit.
51min – Pienaar breaks from the lineout. The ball goes wide to Kirchner who loses the ball forward with the tryline in sight.
50min – Brussow wins another penalty for the Boks at the breakdown. Steyn finds touch 30m out.
49min – Bok lineout near the halfway line, from which Ndungane knocks the ball on.
45min – Kirchner’s kick goes straight into touch. Bad mistake from the fullback.
43min – The Boks have an overlap out wide but the ball goes to Kankowski who bashes it up. Boks are penalised. Wasted opportunity.
41min – Lions take the ball through seven phases before it gets turned over. Steyn’s kick is returned and Ndungane takes it into the Lions half. Bok scrum.
Pienaar is on for Du Preez who has a leg injury. Muir says the Boks have given the Lions too much ball.
HALF-TIME
A disappointing half from the Boks. They kicked poorly out of hand and struggled in the scrums. Lions should win this, but that’s what we thought at half-time last week too.
40min – PENALTY: MORNE STEYN
BOKS 6 LIONS 15
39min – Kearney doesn’t find touch. Beast bashes it up and the Boks get a penalty 40m out. This time Steyn will kick for goal.
39min – Olivier takes it up and is smashed in the tackle. Lions get the penalty. The Boks had to score there having turned down the three points.
38min – Boks get a free kick and Kankowski takes the quick tap. They get a penalty for offsides, take the quick tap and get another 10m. Steyn kicks for touch to set up a 5m lineout.
37min – Boks get a scrum just outside the Lions 22.
36min – Shaw uses the knee on Du Preez and is yellow carded.
36min – Ford replaces a dazed looking Rees.
34min – Croft replaces Worsley.
31min – TRY: SHANE WILLIAMS
Lions turn over Bok ball on the Lions 10m line and go wide. Flutey kicks ahead and taps the ball into Williams hands. Jones kicks the conversion.
BOKS 3 LIONS 15
31min -Scrum is reset twice.
30min – Lions lineout isn’t straight. Bok scrum.
29min – Great work by Williams sees the winger streak away down the left-hand touchline. He kicks infield, Morne Steyn picks the ball up near the post and finds touch.
28min – Beast is penalised again at the scrum for not binding. Another victory for Vickery. Kearney kicks for touch.
27min – Ndungane breaks down the right-hand touchline, but his overhead pass is collected by Heaslip and the Lions get the scrum. Fourie is back on the field.
24 min – TRY: SHANE WILLIAMS
The Lions work their way into the Bok half, and Heaslip charges forward. The Boks make contact with the No 8 but don’t take him to ground and he passes to Williams on his outside who scores next to the posts. Jones botches the conversions after the ball falls off the tee.
BOKS 3 LIONS 8
22min – From a Bok scrum Olivier sends Fourie into space, who’s brought down inside the Lions 22. The Boks go wide again but the Lions force a turnover close to their tryline. Fourie leaves the field with blood streaming down his face. Frans Steyn replaces him.
21min – Boks win the lineout and set up the maul. Morne Steyn chips ahead for Kankowski but the ball alludes the No 8. Lions knock on.
20min – Kirchner tries to grubber ahead but the ball rebounds off Kearney and goes into touch. The Boks are doing a lot of running from inside their own half.
19min – Flutey makes a good but Ndungane rips the ball free.
18min – First Lions scrum gets reset three times. Lots going on in the front row. Lions finally win the free kick.
17min – Boks win the linout and take the ball to the left-hand side of the field before knocking on.
16min – Lions win the linout and work their way into the Bok 22, but the Lions are penalised for holding on after good work from Brussow.
13min – The Lions work their way into the Bok 22 but Smit steals the ball on the ground and the Boks kick upfield. Kearney’s kick doesn’t go out. Boks charge forward, and Steyn’s drop attempt falls well short.
12min – Flutey penalised for offsides and Du Preez takes quick tap. Boks send it wide and Matfield knocks on.
11min – PENALTY: MORNE STEYN
BOKS 3 LIONS 3
10min – Boks win a lineout on the Lions 22 and Olivier takes it up. The Boks get a penalty at the ruck, Lions player not releasing tackled man.
8min – PENALTY: STEPHEN JONES
BOKS 0 LIONS 3
8min – First scrum, and Chiliboy and Beast stand up and the Lions get the penalty. Vickery will love that!
6min – The Lions take the ball through six phases before knocking on near the Bok 22. Nokwe seems to have hurt a finger but is back on his feet again.
5min – Lions win lineout only to lose possession and Kirchner boots the ball downfield.
4min – Kankowski penalised for taking a Lions player out at the lineout. Kearney kicks for touch. It’s all Lions at the moment.
3min – LIONS PENALTY MISS. Jones, who kicked 7/7 this week, misses his first.
2min – Lions win the lineout, and a long passage of play follows with Kirchner twice kicking down field and Martyn Williams having a good run. The Lions get into the Boks half and are awarded a penalty.
1min – Steyn kicks off. Matfield penalised at the ruck and Stephen Jones finds touch.
Boks are wearing white arm bands with JUSTICE 4 on them, seemingly in support of Bakkies Botha (who was banned for two weeks).
Springboks – 15 Zane Kirchner, 14 Odwa Ndungane, 13 Jaque Fourie, 12 Wynand Olivier, 11 Jongi Nokwe, 10 Morne Steyn, 9 Fourie du Preez, 8 Ryan Kankowski, 7 Juan Smith, 6 Heinrich Brussow, 5 Victor Matfield, 4 Johann Muller, 3 John Smit, 2 Chiliboy Ralepelle, 1 Beast Mtawarira.
Subs: 16 Bismarck du Plessis, 17 Gurthro Steenkamp, 18 Deon Carstens, 19 Steven Sykes, 20 Pierre Spies, 21 Ruan Pienaar, 22 Frans Steyn.
British & Irish Lions – 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Ugo Monye, 13 Tommy Bowe, 12 Riki Flutey, 11 Shane Williams, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Mike Phillips, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Martyn Williams, 6 Joe Worsley, 5 Paul O’Connell (c), 4 Simon Shaw, 3 Phil Vickery, 2 Matthew Rees, 1 Andrew Sheridan.
Subs: 16 Ross Ford, 17 John Hayes, 18 Alun-Wyn Jones, 19 David Wallace, 20 Tom Croft, 21 Harry Ellis, 22 James Hook.
480 Comments
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4 Jul 2009, 13:30 pm
Bok Dragons!!
4 Jul 2009, 13:31 pm
Sorry! had to be done.
4 Jul 2009, 13:32 pm
I hope Kirchner has a blinder. He deserves his chance.
4 Jul 2009, 13:33 pm
#1 Londonbokshark: Keepthe traditions alive!
4 Jul 2009, 13:35 pm
#3 Londonbokshark: I hope that Brussouw has a blinder, he REALLY deserves his chance.
4 Jul 2009, 13:36 pm
Interested to see how Chilliboy goes and how the tight five performs with muller there for Bakkies.
Backline looks decent, hopefully Kanko has a good game.
worried about the scrums.
4 Jul 2009, 13:37 pm
I wonder is the Lions will be out to settle the physical scores?
4 Jul 2009, 13:38 pm
#6 Brendope: And the lineouts.
4 Jul 2009, 13:41 pm
Hope these second string Boks don’t disappoint.
4 Jul 2009, 13:47 pm
It will turn on the refereeing of the breakdown. If Lions are allowed to lie around lazily offside then the Bok attack is blunted. If the Boks breakdown tactics are frowned upon then the Lions will have a penalty fest.
4 Jul 2009, 13:52 pm
#6 Brendope: I have a lot of faith in Chilliboy’s scrummaging ability. It is a pity about the absence of Bakkies – he plays a huge role in the scrum. Sykes would have done better in the scrums than Muller. Muller should be okay in the lineouts – but remember he is not a natural number 2 jumper. I bet the Lions will use Shaw a lot. Chilliboy shouldn’t have problems with finding Victor in the lineout: besides, POC isn’t much of a threat in the lioneouts.#7 Loosehead: Despite Dickenson’s prediction of a “clean” game, I think there will be a lot of needle this afternoon. I hope we can stand up to them, in the absence of Schalk, Bakkies and Bismarck!
4 Jul 2009, 13:53 pm
Go Boks give them a royal smashing,scrum not to sure about
4 Jul 2009, 13:54 pm
#10 funkyzoo: I hope Dickenson has a close look at the offside line. Having looked at some replays of the 2nd test, the Lions were constantly offside and they were not punished! If we create some space for Nokwe, he’ll “fly” around them
4 Jul 2009, 13:57 pm
#3 Londonbokshark: ZK should be fine – hope he is not too nervous. Enjoy the game! I have to go – it’s time for my warm-up!!
4 Jul 2009, 13:57 pm
Good tackle by Brussouw on Shane Williams last week
4 Jul 2009, 13:59 pm
i was just thinking (as one does) that there will potentially be someone playing for the All Blacks this season who wasn’t even born when they won their last world cup!
4 Jul 2009, 14:02 pm
Scrums could be interesting this arvo. In the lions front row sheridan is very destructive at the loosehead, rees is solid, but vickery is clearly well past his best. For the bokke, the best has been in good form and im looking forward to him giving it to vikery again, chilliboy doesnt offer much in terms of scrumming as opposed to other sa hookers such as bismark, kuun, strauss & leibenberg. It will be very interesting to see how smit goes agains sheridan, if he holds and we get solid scrums then i guess his move to tighthead can be considered a success….
in any event it should be an extremely Intriguing battle.
4 Jul 2009, 14:03 pm
This is one of the weakest Bok teams I have seen in a while.
Players such as Johan Muller, Ryan Kankowski and Odwa Ndungane should not play test rugby against major rugby playing nations.
The Boks might just struggle today.
4 Jul 2009, 14:07 pm
Go Bokke!!! Make it 3-0
4 Jul 2009, 14:08 pm
Boks to turn it on in the second half.
4 Jul 2009, 14:08 pm
Weather – cloudy and cold.
4 Jul 2009, 14:12 pm
#18 cris:
Not a Sharks fan I am guessing??
4 Jul 2009, 14:14 pm
#13 CharlesM: I prefer a S/H ref anytime!
4 Jul 2009, 14:18 pm
Looking forward to the Boks playing a bit more as opposed to the too much kicking in the first 2 games. Boks by 10.
4 Jul 2009, 14:22 pm
I just hope their forwards hold, I don’t want to see uncontested scrums again.
Tendai is no good at that, he wants action!
Go Beeeeeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaast!
What a boytjie!
4 Jul 2009, 14:25 pm
#25 Pietman: Scrumtime is gonna be huge – Phil surely have a few new alterations after the 1st test massacre.
4 Jul 2009, 14:27 pm
Some of the tough guys are out, but I’m not expecting them to be playing by the Queensbury rules.
Bokke! Hope we win the match & lose the fights!
4 Jul 2009, 14:28 pm
16. Soda
Lol ha ha ha and loose at home when they host…choke choke
4 Jul 2009, 14:28 pm
Vickery will beat Beast today. Experience counts in the front row.
4 Jul 2009, 14:29 pm
yeeeeeeeehhhhaaaaaaawwwwww, boks 26-24 lions
this is going to be a great game, best of luck to the boks…..as for the lions, please no need to cry
4 Jul 2009, 14:30 pm
Helloooooooooo !!
Go Bokke…. by 9 !!
Barra Bing Ting Ting !
4 Jul 2009, 14:31 pm
#26 Senga:
He can ‘alteration’ all he wants, old Phil.
There is no counter for raw power and athleticism.
He is up against the world’s best today, he had better concede early.
Beast is a freak.
This guy is going to be one of the world’s greatest ever, and one day Vickery can tell his grandchildren ‘I packed down agianst the Beast’…..
4 Jul 2009, 14:32 pm
Ndungane, Jongi Nokwe get high balls..
Jaque Fourie, Wynand Olivier, need to break the rush/off side defence by cuttting back with an inside pass.
Chili is a concern, never has played to potentail.
4 Jul 2009, 14:35 pm
#32 Pietman: Yeah – scary to think Beast is nowhere near his peak yet!
4 Jul 2009, 14:37 pm
Interesting that last week both Bokke Wingers and the Bokke outside centre scored the tries… today, the Lions backline is even more suspect…
Go Bulls… sorry, I mean Bokke… hehehe
4 Jul 2009, 14:37 pm
I think we’re going to lose today. The selections make little sense, other than sentimentality, and there’s been too much controversy created by the coaching staff.
4 Jul 2009, 14:37 pm
#30 BonzaiGBS:
Yes ‘Blue Boy’.
Oefen jy darem, of eet jy en jou pa net?
Julle moet geniet ou seun.
(Praat weer met jou, tannie Pampoen se groete hier van die stoep af, ons sit en wag vir ons ‘Mexican Chicken Peri-peri Take-Away’, ek wil n hoenderjie sluk saam met n paar glase wyn tydens die rugby.)
4 Jul 2009, 14:39 pm
#37 Pietman: Hello Pieta, siende dat jy net my seun groet, groet ek jou maar !
4 Jul 2009, 14:39 pm
#36 sglazer: No worries – national pride will prevail – tis a good team
4 Jul 2009, 14:40 pm
you heard the man: rugby is a contact sport, so is dancing. wow who would have thought…………I wounder, should i take up dancing, naaaaaaaaaa.
now there is a stupid thought!
Kom nou Snorrie, get real
4 Jul 2009, 14:41 pm
#40 BonzaiGBS: Rugby is a Collision Sport…. quote from Heyneke Meyer in 2005
4 Jul 2009, 14:42 pm
#37 Pietman: Mexican Chicken Peri-peri sounds extremely hot – lotsa wine needed to chill that fire
4 Jul 2009, 14:43 pm
#39 Senga: I hope you’re right
4 Jul 2009, 14:43 pm
#38 grootblousmile:
Jisja.
Jou skoondiere ingetrek, stowe gekoppel en als?
Kyk jy en Bonzai waar, by die huis?
Ek ook en die vrou ook, voel kuk van die griep, heel week in vergaderings onder lugreeling, dit akkordeer nie met my nie.
Gaan maar n paar wyne en KPPs sluk, en Vicks smeer saam met die rugby.
Ons gaan ver wen, terloops….
4 Jul 2009, 14:43 pm
#41 grootblousmile: Tell that to the citing officials…
4 Jul 2009, 14:44 pm
Kobus Wiese is heading to the change room to put on his rugby jersey and kit
4 Jul 2009, 14:46 pm
#42 Senga:
I taste nothing, flu has got my, so anything goes….as long as we thrash those Irish moaners and get a whitewash, I will die a happy man!
4 Jul 2009, 14:46 pm
#37 Pietman: blue bull all the way.
Ek **** jy is nou ‘n Bull, once you go blue there’s no way through. Weer Probeer het jou darem nerens gekry is ek reg?Dont worry, een dag sal hulle iets reg kry, miskien ‘n wen teen die Arende? shame hulle gaan sukkel.
Se vir Tannie pampoen ek stuur groete.
4 Jul 2009, 14:47 pm
#44 Pietman: Ek en BonzaiGBS kyk in my kantoor by die huis op die Big Screen…
Stowe en toilette gekoppel, wasmasjiene in… skoondiere kan self die res doen… flok !
Ek moet se, ek was jare laas siek of by ‘n kwak… moet die Kondensmelk, Biltong en Sletsap wees…. hehehe
4 Jul 2009, 14:48 pm
#47 Pietman: That Mexican peri-peri should cure your flu in a jiffy. Wine will even speed up the process
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